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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: Flatbed scanner ... pros/cons
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 13:18:58 -0400
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On 9/6/24 11:03 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
> On 9/2/2024 12:24 PM, Alan wrote:
>> On 2024-09-02 05:13, Tom Elam wrote:
>>> On 9/1/2024 7:25 PM, -hh wrote:
>>>> Looking at replacing an old Canon 'CanoScan LiDE 110' that seems to 
>>>> be fading away (bulb's going yellow).
>>>>
>>>> Its USB connected; I use it quite a bit w/MacOS's "Image Capture" 
>>>> app, and documents to PDF.
>>>>
>>>> Looking around at equivalents, I think I've narrowed it down to two:
>>>>
>>>> * Canon CanoScan LiDE 400
>>>>
>>>> * Epson Perfection V39 II
>>>>
>>>> It looks like both are currently supported in MacOS Sonoma 14.x
>>>>
>>>> Any particular plus/minus or other observations?  Cost difference is 
>>>> negligible ($80 vs $90).
>>>>
>>>> A couple of things that I've found:
>>>>
>>>> * Epson is USB-2 (disappointing) & has separate power supply
>>>> * Canon claims USB-C but not which flavor/version thereof.
>>>>
>>>> * Documentation isn't clear if the Epson supports scan-to-PDF.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -hh
>>>
>>> Why a single purpose scanner when for a little more your can scan, 
>>> print on paper/photo, and fax? Why USB? HP and others have all-in-one 
>>> wireless devices with document feed for scanning multiple pages or 
>>> can be used as a flatbed. My HP all-in-one supports 1200 dpi scans, 
>>> do you really need more or is it an issue with the size of the scan bed?
>>
>> As usual, you spout off as if your situation is teh ony one that could 
>> be relevant.
>>
>> 1200dpi is certainly more than adequate for printed documents, but 
>> only a complete ignoramus could be unaware of the fact that HH has 
>> been taking many, many photographs for many, many years.
>>
>> And while I'm suspect (I was going to right "sure" there, but unlike 
>> you, I don't pretend to omniscience) that almost all the pictures he 
>> takes today are taken digitally, it seems likely that he has at least 
>> some pictures taken the old-fashioned way that he might want to scan 
>> in digital form.
> 
> Except that in the statement above he says "I use it quite a bit w/ 
> MacOS's "Image Capture" app, and documents to PDF." and "Documentation 
> isn't clear if the Epson supports scan-to-PDF." This indicates that he 
> is more concerned about scanning documents, not pictures.

As its primary use case, sure.


> 1200 dpi works for printed pictures unless you really want to blow them up.

It depends on the original media & intended application, of course, but 
I consider 1200 to be marginal and 1990s technology; I'd want a flatbed 
to be capable of at least 4800, which matches an older Epson scanner 
that can do transparencies ... I forget how long ago I got that one but 
for carbon-dating purposes, it has a dual USB + Firewire 400 interface!


-hh